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Cockpit shower and hair shampoo with 1 qt fresh water.
3 September 2025 · 6 min · 144 views
What this video covers
Aboard the C&C 39 Epiphany, the crew demonstrates a full cockpit shower using one quart of fresh water — a water-conservation routine suited to liveaboard cruising.6:18 The method starts with a saltwater hose to wet down and lather hair and body, using shampoo and Axe body wash, then finishes with a single quart of fresh water to rinse salt from hair and face, letting the rinse run down the body to clean everything in one pass.5:21 The bathing suit gets washed simultaneously while worn.2:11 The motivation is power management: on a cloudy day with reduced solar, the watermaker draws enough current to compete with Starlink, the refrigerator, and the freezer, so fresh water is rationed carefully.3:22 The skipper notes that jumping overboard two or three times daily handles routine cleanliness; the weekly or twice-weekly hair wash is the main driver for any fresh water use.0:02 The practical conclusion: a full soap-and-rinse shower on a cruising boat requires no more than one quart of fresh water if saltwater is used for the initial soak and lather.
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